Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on March 11.
Markets

Asian markets slide after Trump bans European travelers over virus

Circuit breakers triggered in Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines

12 March 2020
 Austal's proposed vessel for the Philippine Navy (Illustration courtesy of Austal)
Business deals

Australia shipbuilder closes in on $600m Philippine defense deal

Manila resumes financial aid talks with countries that backed UN drug war probe

6 March 2020
The coronavirus outbreak is fueling sales of masks in Malaysia but threatens to derail economies in the Asia-Pacific region.
Economy

Malaysia and Australia cut rates to counter coronavirus threat

Preventive measures spread among Asia-Pacific central banks

3 March 2020
A street sign for Wall Street is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York.
29 February 2020
People wait at a crosswalk along the Dongseong-ro shopping street in Daegu, South Korea. The country reported 142 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
Coronavirus: Free to read

Coronavirus: Week of Feb. 16 to Feb. 22, South Korea cases soar again, to 433

US confirms 34 additional infections and expects more from cruise ship

22 February 2020
An airport construction site in an area developed by a Chinese company in Cambodia's Koh Kong Province.
The Nikkei View

New vision needed for quality infrastructure investment

Japan can be catalyst to include China in the discussion

19 February 2020
Australian politics “weaponized” climate policy. Now, a brutal summer of wildfires has put the country on the front lines of a global crisis.
The Big Story

Australia locked in climate policy 'paralysis' despite summer of fire

Mining exec says 'we're not the bad guys, we're part of the solution'

19 February 2020
Sea foam covers an area in front of beachfront houses after heavy rain and storms at Collaroy in Sydney's Northern Beaches area. The region's economy could be adversely affected if road, railway and other networks are blocked by flooding. 
Economy

Record rain in Australia douses wildfires but prompts flood warning

Successive natural disasters and coronavirus likely to hit country's economy

15 February 2020
A rare-earths mine in Australia. The mine operator, Lynas, is involved in a smelting plant project in Texas, in which Japan is looking to also take a stake. 
15 February 2020
Foreign students in Japan are allowed to work in unskilled-labor positions, such as convenience store work, for up to 28 hours per week. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) 
Japan immigration

Japan intensifies crackdown on student visa overstayers

Number of countries subject to stricter checks to increase tenfold

11 February 2020
Chan Chun Sing, Singapore's minister for trade and industry, center, holds the signed joint statement for the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement with counterparts from New Zealand and Chile.
International relations

Singapore and TPP trailblazers now turn to digital rule-setting

Partners seek to draw global standards for AI, fintech and personal data

22 January 2020
A voter raises his hands as he prepares to cast a vote in Buka, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea, on Nov. 23.
Politics

Bougainville votes for independence from Papua New Guinea

China to step up its approach to South Pacific island if independence is granted

11 December 2019